tag: University of St. Andrews

Open-source CVD
Boise State University has developed an inexpensive chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system to enable the growth of two-dimensional (2D) materials.
Using open-source designs and off-the-shelf components, researchers have developed an automated CVD system for $30,000 in hardware costs, according to Boise State in the journal PLoS One.
2D materials could enable a new class ... » read more

Graphene adopts exotic electronic states
In a platform that may be used to explore avenues for quantum computing, MIT researchers have found that a flake of graphene, when brought in close proximity with two superconducting materials, can inherit some of those materials’ superconducting qualities.
They reminded that in normal conductive materials such as silver and copper, electric curren... » read more